Did Slaves Have Birthdays?
I didn’t really celebrate my birthday this year because I had the flu. But at least I knew I had a birthday. My parents told me some of the details
Reading and Riding Stationary Bikes
Can kids better their reading scores by riding stationary bikes? North Carolina elementary counselor Scott Ertl wanted to find out. He put a donated bike in a classroom. One cycle
Speak Your Mind and Pass the Pizza
Author Anne Fishel, Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology at Harvard Medical School, says that dinner conversation with your kids makes them better readers, and may even be more effective than reading
Let’s Give History a Heartbeat
Well, here I am at Neil Armstrong Elementary School sharing about slavery and the Underground Railroad. When I first started writing Dark Enough to See the Stars, I didn't realize how my
Reluctant Reader? Give Him Adventure
My novel for kids, Dark Enough to See the Stars, motivates the reluctant reader with adventure. A twelve-year-old slave boy runs away from his master’s plantation and meets friends and danger